# Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend (2026)

**Genres:** Animation, Drama, Mystery, Romance

**Duration:** 118 min

**IMDb:** [link](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39927807/) (n/a)

**Letterboxd:** [link](https://letterboxd.com/film/rascal-does-not-dream-of-a-dear-friend/) (n/a)

## Description

Sakuta Azusagawa's world is upended when his girlfriend, Mai Sakurajima, publicly reveals that she is the mysterious and popular internet singer Toko Kirishima. This shocking announcement triggers a chain of reality-bending events tied to "Puberty Syndrome." To save their future, Sakuta receives a cryptic warning from an alternate-reality version of himself, sending him on a desperate race against time to track down the true identity of Toko Kirishima and fix their fractured reality before it collapses completely.

## Details

**Premiere:** 27 Oct 2026 (in 12 days)

**Director:** Souichi Masui

**Cast:** Kaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto, Sora Amamiya, Aya Yamane, Kohara Konomi, Manaka Iwami, Reina Ueda, Nao Touyama, Atsumi Tanezaki, Maaya Uchida, Yurika Kubo, Inori Minase

**Countries:** Japan

**Languages:** Japanese

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFmnbdPwbrQ)

## Showtimes in Cologne in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-10-27 (Tuesday)

- **[Cinedom](https://cologne.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/265-cinedom.md) (Neustadt-Nord):** [2026-10-27 20:00](https://iframe.shop.cinedom.de/cdk/movie/rascal-does-not-dream-of-a-dear-friend-(omu)/53D30000012RFGKYDT/performance/D6781000023RFGKYDT)  (OmU)
- **[Cineplex Filmpalast Köln](https://cologne.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/309-cineplex-filmpalast-koln.md) (Innenstadt):** [2026-10-27 20:30](https://tickets.cineplex.de/checkout/351/4687FB00023FWBXJYB)  (OmU)
- **[Cineplex Leverkusen](https://cologne.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/290-cineplex-leverkusen.md) (Leverkusen):** [2026-10-27 20:30](https://tickets.cineplex.de/checkout/347/8687FB00023FWBXJYB)  (OmU)
- **[Cineplex Troisdorf](https://cologne.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/291-cineplex-troisdorf.md) (Troisdorf):** [2026-10-27 20:30](https://tickets.cineplex.de/checkout/346/B687FB00023FWBXJYB)  (OmU)
- **[UCI Kinowelt Hürth Park](https://cologne.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/287-uci-kinowelt-hurth-park.md) (Hürth):** [2026-10-27 20:00](https://buchung.uci-kinowelt.de/?perf_id=0BB95000023IRHHQOC&site_id=56)  (OmU)